Team Leader Care, Strood

Team Leader

On average our starting salary for a support worker is £22,840 per year (based on a 35-hour week and including one sleep in per week at £60 per night). Just working an additional 6 hours per week, i.e., 41 hours, will allow you to earn £26,224 per year. Indeed, our Support Workers can earn significantly higher salaries by picking up overtime, with many of our experienced workers earning more than £30,000 per year. We provide company sick pay after 1 years service.

Rate of Pay: £24,000 PA Pro Rata (£12.31 p.h from July 2023) + overtime

Hours: 33.83

Shift:

Early 7.30am to 4pm

Late - 4pm to 10.30pm

Location: River Drive, Strood

About the Role: Team Leader

Our Team Leaders are responsible for ensuring our high standard of person-centered care is maintained. Working hands on alongside their team providing guidance and support; helping them to develop in their roles and supporting a positive working culture. With the ability to communicate and build relationships with people from all walks of life. Liaising with families, health care professional and other stakeholders to ensure that the best care is provided. Have knowledge and experience of administering medication. Deal with challenging situations quickly, resolving them by being able to think on their feet. Making sure all service user and staff records are maintained. Ideally, you will already be an experienced Team Leader that has led a committed team of experienced and new to care staff within a service for people with autism.

Meet the Team:

River Drive is a unique purpose built service that is split over 2 floors, Currently supporting 2 adults with autism.

Our residents participate in a wide range of activities, they enjoy going on trips to the theatre, visiting local wildlife parks to feed the ducks, and going for a drive to the coast to enjoy tea by the sea.

We are looking for a specialist support worker that believes that everyone has the right to be involved in all aspects of their lives, and can support and encourage people to take an active part in all that they do.

The specialist staff team in situ are looking forward to welcoming a new colleague and have suggested we let you know that they love a good catch up together over coffee and, are hoping to plan a relaxing team visit to a spa very soon!

If you are a positive, forward-thinking, and compassionate Specialist Support Worker (and fancy a relaxing spa day with new colleges) then we would love to hear from you.

Training Provided:

• Care Certificate (can accept transferable evidenced certificate)
• Company Induction
• KAT Foundation Training Award
• Specialist Pathway Training
• Health and Safety and Compliance Training
• On the job observation and assessments

Tasks / Responsibilities of a Team Leader:

The Team Leader role may include but not be limited to:

• Drive a mobility car or service vehicle. Manual License required (ESSENTIAL)

• Providing direct supervision, coaching, and mentoring to support staff Identify staff training needs
• Manage all finances relating to the service in accordance with policies and procedures
• Establish and maintain effective communication with families and relevant others
• Ensure relevant parties are regularly updated through regular, planned reviews and reports
• Support individuals within the community in activities such as bike rides, long walks & shopping
• Ensuring written records are correctly maintained
• Administering medication
• Uphold their privacy, confidentially and dignity
• Assisting individuals with personal care and hygiene
• Household management tasks cooking, cleaning etc.
• Working with individuals who can display challenging behaviours hurting self or others, running away, throwing things, swearing, shouting.

• Working with and supporting individuals with additional needs, such as epilepsy, pica, learning disabilities.
• Will include lone working
• Staff in CQC Registered and Supported Living services are required to undertake sleep-in shifts and receive an allowance, topped up to NLW where appropriate
• Drive an individuals mobility car or service vehicle Manual Licence required
• Supporting individuals to maintain relationships with family and friends
• Handle money to shop, going to the bank etc

Qualities of a Team Leader:

• Promoting independence and choice
• Promoting equality, diversity & inclusion
• A commitment to continuous personal development and learning.
• To form good working relationships with other members of staff across different services.
• Understanding each individuals abilities and support needs

Benefits We Offer you as a Team leader:

We offer many benefits, which include some salary sacrifice arrangements, although some benefits are dependent on a minimum earnings threshold:

• Paid DBS Check
• 28 days holiday, plus option to buy 5 extra days pa (Pro Rata for Part Time Positions)
• Company Sick Pay after 12 months service
• Death in Service Benefits
• Some meals provided, depending on shifts
• Long Service and Contribution Recognition Awards
• Pension (after 3 months)
• Employee Assistance Programme, with counselling services
• Significant Retail and Leisure Discount Scheme that could save staff an average of £1,000 pa
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Financial Well-being Scheme (loans and savings)
• Additional Sleep In Shifts may be available
• Opportunities to pick up additional voluntary casual shifts at enhanced rates
• Superb paid training
• Regulated Care Qualification Sponsorship
• Refer a Friend Via Care Friends App; Where points mean Pounds!